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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters China’s Mass Detention of Muslims Is a Test for Trump
The Trump administration has been slamming Beijing for its Uighur internment camps. But some worry that criticism will go quiet after the G20.
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Clay Rodery American Exorcism
Priests are fielding more requests than ever for help with demonic possession, and a centuries-old practice is finding new footing in the modern world.
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Patrick Semansky / AP The Vatican Swoops In
In an unprecedented move, the Catholic Church scuttled a vote on reforms to address the sex-abuse crisis in America.
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Fred Lancelot / Reuters What the November 13 Attacks Taught Paris
For years, deadly terrorist strikes in France were widely treated as isolated incidents. That changed forever in 2015.
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Charles Platiau / Reuters Trump's Evangelical Advisers Hear from the Saudi Crown Prince on Khashoggi
“I may have caused some of our people to love our kingdom too much.”
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Trump’s Evangelical Allies Really Didn’t Like Jeff Sessions
The ousted attorney general managed to alienate Christians across the political spectrum, even though he’s one of their own.
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Mario Tama / Getty The Witches of Baltimore
Young black women are leaving Christianity and embracing African witchcraft in digital covens.
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Darrian Traynor / Getty A Theological Murder Mystery Is Rattling Christians in Egypt
What motivated the killing of a bishop inside his own monastery?
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Courtesy of the Community Day School Refusing to Put Fear at the Center of Jewish Identity
Students in Pittsburgh must grapple with the realization that there are people who hate them for their religion.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters How Will Pittsburgh’s Jews Translate Tragedy Into Action?
The Jewish community disagreed about what to do when President Donald Trump came to town—and how to take action after tragedy.
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Amit Dave / Reuters Photos: The 15 Tallest Statues in the World
Images of the 15 tallest statues in the world as of today, plus five bonus photos of some more famous—if smaller—colossal monuments
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Matt Rourke / AP Pittsburgh Honors Two Brothers, ‘Gentle Giants’ of the Community
Cecil and David Rosenthal, who lived with mental disabilities, were remembered at their funeral as the best of the Jewish community.
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Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Getty A Broken Jewish Community
Squirrel Hill, the Pittsburgh neighborhood where 11 Jews were shot and killed on Saturday, is in mourning.
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Hannah Mckay / Reuters How a Comedian Pushed Ireland Into a Referendum on Blasphemy
Stephen Fry called God “stupid” in an interview three years ago. Now voters are headed to the polls.
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Baz Ratner / Reuters A Dead Sea Scrolls Forgery Casts Doubt on the Museum of the Bible
Controversy over the dubious sourcing of artifacts has dogged the museum since its inception. Why hasn’t it learned its lesson?
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Marc Levy / AP The Justice Department’s Investigation of Clergy Sexual Abuse Will Test the Catholic Hierarchy
A new inquiry significantly escalates the involvement of secular authorities.
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Tony Gentile / Reuters Pope Francis Is Still Equivocating on the Sex-Abuse Crisis
He stands by those to whom he’s loyal but, when faced with new evidence, is also willing to change his mind.
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Alessandro Bianchi / Reuters The Catholic Sex-Abuse Scandal Takes Down a Cardinal
The pope has accepted the resignation of the leader of the Archdiocese of Washington. What happens next?
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Boris Pelcer What Óscar Romero’s Canonization Says About Pope Francis
Reassessing the Catholic Church’s dubious history in Latin America
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Sputnik Photo Agency / Reuters Ukraine’s Spiritual Split From Russia Could Trigger a Global Schism
For Moscow, the crisis is geopolitical as well as religious.
